Phrasal Verbs With 'Screw'

Screw around phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Waste time
    (Intransitive | American English)
    » Example: He spent the afternoon SCREWING AROUD and got nothing done.
  2. Meaning: Be sexually promiscuous
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: He SCREWED AROUND a lot at university.

Screw over phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Treat harshly or cheat
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: The IRS really SCREWED him OVER.

Screw up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Do badly or fail
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: David SCREWED UP his oral exam but still managed to scrape a pass.

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